Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole Fighter aircraft under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability.[11]

F-35 Lightning II
Role Stealth multirole fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
First flight 15 December 2006
Introduction 2016[1]–2018[2][3]
Status In initial production, in U.S. service as a training aircraft[4]
Produced 2006–present
Number built 13 flight-test aircraft[7]
Unit cost
F-35A: US$122 million (flyaway cost, 2011)[8]
F-35B: US$150M (avg. cost, 2011)[9]
F-35C: US$139.5M (avg. cost, 2011)[9][10]
Note: Average costs excludes development cost[9]
F-35A weapons system unit cost is US$183.5M (FY 2011)[8]
Developed from Lockheed Martin X-35


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The development of the F-35 has been very controversial. Many people feel like the US Air Force has been spending too much money on the F-35 project, and that the government should halt all development of the project.

Simulacrum of stealth multirole fighter

Su-57 - Simulacrum of the F-22.

On 7 December 2020, the CEO of the corporation Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said that the first serially manufactured Sukhoi-57 with a first stage engine would be provided for the Russian military by the end of 2020, and the first Sukhoi-57 equipped with the second stage engine would be assembled in 2022. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Defense Ministry’s board meeting that a total of 22 Sukhoi-57 planes would be provided by the end of 2024. Under a contract concluded in 2019 a total of 76 Sukhoi-57s are to be delivered by the end of 2028.[12][13]

  • "The T-50 fighter jet". TASS. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-07-15. - on TASS Official Infographic(in English)

References
  1. "Adjustments Put F-35 on Track, Program Director Says". US DoD, 23 February 2011.
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  3. Shalal-Esa, Andrea. "US Navy, Air Force may field F-35s later than 2016." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Thomson Reuters, 21 April 2011.
  4. King, Samuel Jr. "First F-35 arrives at Eglin." U.S. Air Force, 15 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. "Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II". Jane's All the World's Aircraft. (online version, 21 January 2008).
  6. McKinney, Brooks. "Northrop Grumman Begins Assembling First F-35 Production Jet." Northrop Grumman, 1 April 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008
  7. Less than eight were completed prior to 1 April 2008.[5][6]
  8. "FY 2012 Budget Estimates" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, p. 01–1. U.S. Air Force, February 2011.
  9. , Schwellenbach, Nick. "JSF Likely Far More Expensive Than Aircraft They're Replacing." Project on Government Oversight, 15 February 2011.
  10. Fulghum, David A. "Canada Expects Much Higher JSF Unit Costs." Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Aviation Week, 10 March 2011.
  11. "Knesset Finance Committee approves F-35 deal." Globes (Israel). Retrieved: 29 November 2010.
  12. "First batch-produced Su-57 delivered to regiment in Southern Military District". TASS. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  13. "Su-57 is here. Russian 5th gen jet enters service". YouTube. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25. - on RT Official YouTube Channel(in English)
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